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EXCLUSIVE: Azhar Usman, a pioneer of Muslim stand-up comedy dubbed “America’s Funniest Muslim” by CNN, is set to release his first solo stand-up project, The Islamic States of America, on his YouTube ...

EXCLUSIVE: Azhar Usman, a pioneer of Muslim stand-up comedy dubbed “America’s Funniest Muslim” by CNN, is set to release his first solo stand-up project, The Islamic States of America, on his YouTube ...